***Editor’s Note: The “I Became an Engineer” blog runs every Friday. To share your story email jennifer.delaosa@advantagebizmarketing.com*** This week’s story comes from ECN reader Suzanne Hansel. I thought I should be able to talk to my (then) boyfriend about programming. So I took a Fortran course and aced it (Spring 1976). I graduated with a BA […]
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On the Job: Rise of the New-Collar Worker
The term “new-collar worker” is becoming increasingly important in the STEM lexicon as advances in technology fields ranging from artificial intelligence (AI) to the Internet of Things (IoT) continue to accelerate along with demand for a labor force able to address a rapidly evolving slate of skills. As a result, the tech industry has been […]
I Became an Engineer: Because My Teacher Scared Me into It
***Editor’s Note: The “I Became an Engineer” blog runs every Friday. To share your story email jennifer.delaosa@advantagebizmarketing.com*** This week’s story comes from ECN reader Robert Webber, field applications engineer, Harwin plc. Back when I was a kid, my favorite subject in school was math. For as long as I can remember, I’ve always had a propensity for […]
High Schoolers Compete for Robotics Glory
Robots built by high school students threw balls, navigated walls and raced against the clock in the 2019 Los Angeles Regionals FIRST Robotics Competition at the Los Angeles Convention Center. This year’s theme was “Destination: Deep Space,” a sample-collecting mission on the fictitious planet Primus. Alliances made up of three teams competed to be the […]
I Became an Engineer: Because I Was Always Trying to Fix Things
***Editor’s Note: The “I Became an Engineer” blog runs every Friday. To share your story email jennifer.delaosa@advantagebizmarketing.com*** This week’s story comes from ECN reader Bob Kowalski, senior director of Mechanical Engineering, Intelligent Product Solutions. I always knew I wanted to be an engineer. In high school, I was good at math and science and liked […]
Smith Elementary School Students Compete in Robotics Challenge
Fourth and fifth graders from Smith Elementary School demonstrated their creativity and technical know-how during the First Lego League competition, March 18. The annual competition encourages students worldwide to design and construct robots using standardized construction kits and program them to perform complex tasks within a 2 1/2 minute time frame during the event. Six […]
On the Job: Artificial Intelligence Goes to School
Artificial intelligence’s (AI) potential is real, and children should start learning about it early. Many took their first steps in the field using Siri, Alexa, and other personal assistants incorporating elements of AI. The application of AI will cross disciplines, including business, education, journalism, law enforcement, and medicine. Whether students eventually work in those fields, […]
I Became an Engineer: Because I Always Knew I Would Be One
***Editor’s Note: The “I Became an Engineer” blog runs every Friday. To share your story email jennifer.delaosa@advantagebizmarketing.com*** This week’s story comes to us from ECN reader Sudipto Bose, general manager, automotive and time domain solutions, Tektronix. Growing up in a small town in India, I always knew I’d become an engineer. The same way you support […]
Students Team with Argonne Scientists and Engineers to Learn about STEM Careers
More than 100 eighth-grade girls from area schools attend IGED to learn about math, science and technology. Destiny McNair, of Joliet, is like many eighth graders. The 14-year-old Troy Middle School student is thinking about her future and a career that includes teamwork. She got a taste of that teamwork during the 17th annual Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day (IGED) on […]
I Became an Engineer: Because I Went to Work with My Dad
***Editor’s Note: The “I Became an Engineer” blog runs every Friday. To share your story email jennifer.delaosa@advantagebizmarketing.com*** This week’s story comes to us from ECN reader Patty Felts, principal product manager—product strategy, cellular, u-blox Americas. As a kid, I gravitated toward math and science, I really enjoyed it. My dad was a civil engineer. Often he […]
